Laboratory Equipment Checklist
Mrs. Smith 2009
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Beaker – a container to hold liquids; can be used to mix substances together or heat water
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Bunsen Burner – a gas burner to heat substances
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Test tube – a small tube sealed at one end
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Test tube rack – a wood or plastic rack to hold test tubes
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Triple beam balance – an instrument to measure the mass of a substance or object; three arms with weights
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Test tube tongues – tongues which can hold a test tube while heating
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Microscope – an instrument which magnifies small objects
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Forceps – small instrument used to pick up objects; tweezers
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Funnel – a piece of equipment used to help transfer substances from one container to another
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Metric ruler – a ruler scaled with metric measurements
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Medicine dropper – a small tube with a bulb on one end used to transfer small amounts of liquid
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Safety goggles – goggles
gles won in the lab to protect the eyes from splashing liquid or projectiles
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Inoculating loop – a small wire loop attached to a handle used for flame testing or smearing cultures
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Thermometer – an instrument used to measure the amount of energy in a substance
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Hand lens – a small glass lens used to magnify materials
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Graduated cylinder – a small tube, sealed at one end and with markings of volume used to measure liquids
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Pipette – a scaled glass tube used to measure and transfer small amounts of liquid
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Florence Flask – a bulb container shaped with a long neck for performing reactions or other laboratory work
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Erlenmeyer Flask – a triangle shaped flask used for many purposes
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